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Grateful Dads – East Bay Chapter
Hike # 51
Joaquin Miller Park
Bayview/Sequoia Trail
Saturday, July 19, 2008, 9:00am – 11:30am
 
Joaquin Miller park is a City of Oakland park, but most of the time you’ll feel like you were anywhere but in the city.  The trails in this park vary from those with magnificent Bay views to those which delve deep into cool dark canyons.  During the rainy period the streams through the park can swell, and will provide a welcome background noise for the hike.  Be prepared though, because within a week after a good rain, the trails can be quite muddy, so wear good hiking boots.  We’ll start out at the ranger station/community center parking lot (see map and directions on next page), then we’ll climb up towards the Bayview/Sequoia Trail through a canyon.  This trail winds around for about a mile, then heads back down toward another canyon.  Near the end of the hike is a big grassy meadow where the kids can run around.  A picnic lunch back by the meeting area will cap off the hike.  This 3.5 mile loop hike is easy, with about 500 feet in elevation change.  Park elevation ranges from about 800 feet to 1,500 feet.  The hike starts at about 1,090 feet, climbs to 1,350 feet, and descends to 930 feet before climbing back to the trailhead.
 
SCHEDULE:
9:00am SHARP – meet up and head out.  If you’re late…catch up to us!
11:00am-11:30am – Picnic lunch.
(bring whatever you want, even coolers, since we’ll be eating next to our cars)
 
(map #s refer to map in attached PDF document)
 
Map#   Mile:
1          0.0       Start out from the community center and walk on Sanborn Drive back toward
                        Joaquin Miller Road.
2          0.1       At a yellow gate turn left. Ignore the side trail to the left and walk straight down
                                    the main path, Sunset Trail.
3          0.2       Signed 3-way junction. Take the middle path (uphill) to remain on Sunset Trail.
4          0.2       Sunset Loop Trail departs to the left. Continue straight on Sunset Trail.
5          0.3       A path breaks off to the right, across the creekbed, while Sunset presses on
                                    uphill.  Continue straight, following the sign "to Sequoia Bayview Trail."
6          0.6       Junction. Turn left onto Sequoia Bayview Trail.
7          1.2       Signed junction with Big Trees Trail. Continue straight on Sequoia Bayview
Trail.
8          1.4       Signed two-part junction with Fern Ravine Trail.  Continue on Sequoia Bayview
Trail, which turns to the left.
9          1.5       Signed junction with Wild Rose Trail.  Continue straight on Sequoia Bayview
Trail.
10        1.7       A signed trail to the right shortcuts the route to Sequoia Arena. Continue straight
on Sequoia Bayview Trail.
11        2.0       Junction. Turn left onto Chaparral Trail.  Beware of mountain bikes.  We were
almost taken out a couple of times by bikers roaring down the hill.
12        2.3       Junction. Turn left onto Sunset Trail.
13        2.4       Sunset Trail meets Palos Colorado Trail. Turn right onto Palos Colorado.
14        2.8       Junction near (shuttered) Sinawik Cabin and at the confluence of two creeks.
Cross the bridge and turn left onto Sinawik Trail.
15        3.1       Junction. Turn right onto Sunset Trail. (over bridge)
16        3.2       Unsigned junction. Continue straight (right) into the meadow. Follow a thin path
running the length of the meadow.
17        3.4       Near the end of the meadow, take the small trail going up the right side to the
gate at Sanborn Drive, then turn right and retrace your steps back to the trailhead.
18        3.5       Back at the Community Center.
 
DIRECTIONS
From Castro Valley, take I-580 north to Highway 13.  Follow Highway 13 north to Joaquin Miller Road.  Follow Joaquin Miller Road east (right) to Sanborn Drive.  There are two entrances for Sanborn Drive – go past the first one, which is usually gated.  Turn left into the park at the second one.  The ranger station/community center are on the left just a short drive into the park.  We will meet in the parking lot between these two buildings at 9:00am SHARP.  Look for my green/tan Subaru Outback wagon.  We will have a picnic lunch at this location at the end of the hike.
 
ANY QUESTIONS:
EMAIL: amueller@uspropertyadvisors.com
Allen Mueller (510)432-8322 (cell)        WEB:  www.gratefuldads.com